Space exploration has a fascinating history and will continue into the future with many nations now involved in the International Space Station and the exploration of Mars.
Humans have explored space for thousands of years. In early times, they used their eyes to look at the heavens. The invention of the telescope allowed a deeper exploration of space. In more recent times, spacecraft and people have explored space.
Ancient civilisations studied the patterns of stars in the sky and observed the position of the Sun and the Moon. Earty astronomers believed that the Sun, Moon and planets revolved around Earth.
Nicolas Copernicus was the first astronomer to realise that Earth, other planets and moons revolved around the Sun. The invention of the telescope in the early 1600s allowed astronomers like Galileo Galilei to make discoveries about other planets and our solar system.
Probes, rockets and satellites are modem ways of exploring space. After the first unmanned spacecraft was launched successfully, people also went into space. Astronauts orbited the Earth and landed on its Moon. The next step was for longer stays in space aboard the space shuttle and the International Space Station. Now humans want to explore the furthest reaches of our solar system and the wider universe.
I believe one day I will travel to space. I have always dream of travelling to there but it's just a matter of time before it comes to actualization.